Comments on: What Books Would You Recommend to Someone Exploring Catholicism? CHNetwork Community Question https://chnetwork.org/2017/07/11/books-recommend-someone-exploring-catholicism-chnetwork-community-question/ A network of inquirers, converts, and reverts to the Catholic Church, as well as life-long Catholics, all on a journey of continual conversion to Jesus Christ. Thu, 26 Oct 2017 03:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: Danny Collier https://chnetwork.org/2017/07/11/books-recommend-someone-exploring-catholicism-chnetwork-community-question/#comment-29580 Thu, 26 Oct 2017 03:57:00 +0000 https://chnetwork.org/?p=46501#comment-29580 This spring and summer I read (and highly recommend) the following:

Catholicism and Fundamentalism, Karl Keating
A Defense of My Life, John Henry Newman
An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrines, John Henry Newman
The Catholic Church and Conversion, GKChesterton
CS Lewis & and the Catholic Church, Joseph Pearce
Rome Sweet Home, Scott & Kimberly Hahn
By What Authority? Mark Shea
The Four Witnesses, Mark Bennett
The Catechism of the Catholic Church

In September I was received into the Catholic Church. Enjoy and God bless your journey!

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By: chnetwork https://chnetwork.org/2017/07/11/books-recommend-someone-exploring-catholicism-chnetwork-community-question/#comment-29238 Thu, 20 Jul 2017 15:55:00 +0000 https://chnetwork.org/?p=46501#comment-29238 THanks for all the great suggestions!

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By: Dave https://chnetwork.org/2017/07/11/books-recommend-someone-exploring-catholicism-chnetwork-community-question/#comment-29236 Tue, 18 Jul 2017 19:06:00 +0000 https://chnetwork.org/?p=46501#comment-29236 In reply to C. Julien.

I am pretty ancient. The only ones that existed at the time of my conversion were Keating’s book and Radio Replies. Of course, St. Irenaeus as well, lol. I do love Currie’s book as well.

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By: Dave https://chnetwork.org/2017/07/11/books-recommend-someone-exploring-catholicism-chnetwork-community-question/#comment-29235 Tue, 18 Jul 2017 17:43:00 +0000 https://chnetwork.org/?p=46501#comment-29235 In reply to Pat.

Love the title! I will have to check it out…thanks!

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By: Pat https://chnetwork.org/2017/07/11/books-recommend-someone-exploring-catholicism-chnetwork-community-question/#comment-29232 Fri, 14 Jul 2017 22:52:00 +0000 https://chnetwork.org/?p=46501#comment-29232 I found Christian Smith’s book How to Go From Being a Good Evangelical to a Committed Catholic in Ninety-five Difficult Steps very helpful. Plus, it’s fun to read!

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By: Andrea Gadomski-Riker https://chnetwork.org/2017/07/11/books-recommend-someone-exploring-catholicism-chnetwork-community-question/#comment-29231 Fri, 14 Jul 2017 21:55:00 +0000 https://chnetwork.org/?p=46501#comment-29231 Although I have been Catholic for my entire life, I was not active in The Church for many, many years. Because I now live in a “senior” apartment building, I have had to learn how to explain our faith to some fairly hostile people. Two books that I started with are Marcus’ “The Journey Home” & “Reflections on the Journey Home.” The other book that helped me explain why we do what we do at Mass is Alfred McBride’s “A Short History of the Mass”. It’s written in plain, simple English. I’ve also gifted it to two friends who were in RCIA. They found it very interesting.

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By: Trish https://chnetwork.org/2017/07/11/books-recommend-someone-exploring-catholicism-chnetwork-community-question/#comment-29228 Fri, 14 Jul 2017 17:13:00 +0000 https://chnetwork.org/?p=46501#comment-29228 The very first book I read was Waking Up Catholic by Chad R. Torgerson which addressed a lot of issues. Someone suggested Scott Hahn and I started with Rome Sweet Home, then moved on to just every book he has written. Recently I read Why We’re Catholic by Trent Horn, which is very helpful.

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By: rosearbor https://chnetwork.org/2017/07/11/books-recommend-someone-exploring-catholicism-chnetwork-community-question/#comment-29227 Fri, 14 Jul 2017 17:10:00 +0000 https://chnetwork.org/?p=46501#comment-29227 Why Do Catholics Do That? by Kevin Orlin Johnson is wonderful, and I’ve recommended it to non-Catholic friends and loved ones. It is very readable, and in explaining the “why” of aspects of Catholicism that some outside the Church might find curious or baffling, the book opens the door to understanding — the first step in encouraging those whose “hearts are restless” (h/t St. Augustine 🙂 to explore the Catholic Faith more deeply. I was very grateful to have found this book during my journey, and always keep two copies on my bookshelf — in case someone comes along that I’d like to share it with!

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By: Chris Moellering https://chnetwork.org/2017/07/11/books-recommend-someone-exploring-catholicism-chnetwork-community-question/#comment-29226 Fri, 14 Jul 2017 17:07:00 +0000 https://chnetwork.org/?p=46501#comment-29226 There are so many….as others have noted, it depends on where the person is at. One that laid me open to receive was Christian Smith’s “The Bible Made Impossible” which really shows the frailty of protestant interpretation of Scripture. I would also suggest the Catechism of the Catholic Church, which I found to be very readable, coherent, and what I had been longing for for so long on my journey.

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By: IAmBrianBoru https://chnetwork.org/2017/07/11/books-recommend-someone-exploring-catholicism-chnetwork-community-question/#comment-29224 Fri, 14 Jul 2017 17:04:00 +0000 https://chnetwork.org/?p=46501#comment-29224 Four Witnesses by your friend Rod Bennett would be one of my top suggestions, as well as the Surprised by Truth books from Patrick Madrid. Steve Ray’s Crossing the Tiber and Jeff Cavin’s I’m not being Fed would also be good recommendations.

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